Country of Origin: Species: Pedigree: V. vinifera x Gouais blanc

CLONE 4: “ Foundation Plant Services (FPS) 04 (formerly Olmo #66) and FPS 05 (formerly Olmo #69) were two of the selections brought to FPS by Dr. Harold Olmo (UC Davis) from Louis Martini’s vineyard in Carneros. Martini obtained the material from the McCreas’ Stony Hill vineyard in Napa; the source of the McCrea Chardonnay was the Wente vineyard in Livermore, California. Selections 04 and 05 were first registered in the California Clone 4 is our workhorse out here in Dunnigan Grapevine Registration & Certification Program Hills because of its ability to produce great quality in 1969. Together they were known as ‘clone 108’ wine at good yields. Year in and year out, our lots in the 1960’s.” National Registry (NGR) from clone 4 score in the top tier. Rich, tropical flavors dominate, which work well with or without CLONE 17: malolactic fermentation. Barrel fermentation, enhances “Chardonnay FPS 17 came the pronounced creamy characters; tank fermentation, from the Robert Young intensifies the fruity flavors without the thin steely Vineyard in Alexander characters that other clones exhibit. Valley. Its original source –Dan Cederquist, Head Winemaker vines have often been referred to as “the Robert Young clone”, which was planted with budwood brought from the Wente vineyard in Livermore in the 1960’s. FPS 17 first appeared on the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program list in 1987. The selection is a proprietary one to Robert Young Vineyards.” NGR The Robert Young clone has consistently ranked first or second in our trials; it produces excellent green apple flavors, is full bodied, round and fleshy. It also does well with malolactic fermentation. This clone always goes into our nicest barrels and really shows off new wood characters. –Dan Cederquist, Head Winemaker

CLONE 76, 95, 124 “Dijon clones”: “ENTAV-INRA® 76 is a regular clone in terms of produc- tion and quality; the wines obtained are representative of the variety: aromatic, fine, typical and well-balanced.” NGR These Dijon clones mature faster than clone 4 “The so-called ‘Dijon clones’ are bred for their adaptive and produce more pronounced flavor at lower attributes, with vineyard owners planting the clonal brix.Wines from these clones have a steely variety best suited to their terroir and which will produce minerality and do well with or without the type of characteristics that they are seeking in the wine. Examples include the lower-yielding clones malolactic.We have come to value these wines Dijon-76, 95 & 96 that produce more flavor-concentrated as blending components to lower our alcohols clusters. Dijon-77 & 809 produce more aromatic wines (due to lower sugar at harvest) and their with a ‘grapey’ perfume, while Dijon-75, 78, 121, 124, complimentary mineral characters. 125 & 277 are more vigorous and higher yielding clones.” –Dan Cederquist, Head Winemaker Chardonnay Grape Encyclopedia

CLONE 809 Chardonnay Musqué: “Musqué is a We have found that this does best as a cold- French term applied to certain varieties or clones tank ferment with a little residual sugar left of used for making wine. The term means both at the end of fermentation. Always a favorite perfumed (‘musky’) and Muscat-like, and indicates that for visitors to taste, we even bottle a small the variety or clone is highly aromatic. The term amount on its own. The very floral musqué is usually suffixed to the name of certain honeysuckle and orange blossom aromas grape varieties to indicate a clone with musqué properties, e.g. ‘Chardonnay musqué’ or ‘Sauvignon along with musky undertones makes this wine blanc musqué’.” Chardonnay Grape Encyclopedia stand out from all the others. –Dan Cederquist, Head Winemaker

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